Sniper Elite

Sniper Elite
Genre(s)	Tactical shooter, stealth
Developer(s)	Rebellion Developments, Rebellion Oxford, Raylight Studios
Publisher(s)	MC2 France, 505 Games
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Wii, Wii U, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
First release	Sniper Elite October 18, 2005
Latest release	Sniper Elite III July 27, 2014

Sniper Elite is a tactical shooter video game series developed by British studio Rebellion Developments and currently published by 505 Games. It is a third-person tactical shooter that emphasizes a less direct approach to combat, encouraging the player as a sniper to use stealth and keep distance from enemy soldiers. Sniper Elite, the first in the entry was released in 2005, and was followed by Sniper Elite V2, a remake of the original Sniper Elite in 2012 and Sniper Elite III, a sequel of Sniper Elite V2 in 2014.

Gameplay

Sniper Elite is a third-person shooter that involves stealth and first-person shooter game elements. Many of the single player levels allow multiple routes for the players to take in order to avoid direct firefights. Set in World War II, the player character utilizes appropriate weapons for the era. The sniper rifle is the primary weapon throughout the game, though additional side arms including submachine guns and pistols, silenced or not depending on the situation. In addition to hand grenades, the player can deploy them as tripwire booby traps, land mines and dynamite. Binoculars can be used to tag enemies in view, displaying their position and movements to player. When using the sniper rifle however, certain elements can determine the outcome of a shot, taking realistic ballistics into consideration including wind direction and strength and bullet drop potentially altering the shot through the scope. In different postures such as crouching or lying down on the front can also steady a shot, however the player character also has the ability to take a deep breath to further steady a shot and from their perspective slow down time. Since Sniper Elite V2, “X-Ray Kill Cam” is featured where upon a successful and skilled shot will in slow motion follow the bullet from the sniper rifle to the target where upon impact will show an anatomically correct x-ray style reveal of the body part being hit and the damage the bullet causes to the organs and bones. Sniping can also be used to shoot the enemies’ own grenades triggering an explosion. In Sniper Elite III, stealth mechanics have been reworked. An eye icon squints or opens to denote the player's level of detection by the enemy. Enemy soldiers will also have a circle meter over their heads to indicate alert status. Players are also forced to relocate periodically to prevent detection with a white ghost image to mark their last known position and the enemy will search a wider area.

Video games

Year	Game	Publisher	Platform(s)
			PS2	Xbox	Win	Wii	PS3	X360	XBO	PS4
2005	Sniper Elite	MC2 France	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
2012	Sniper Elite V2	505 Games	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
2013	Sniper Elite V2: Nazi Zombie Army	—	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
2013	Sniper Elite V2: Nazi Zombie Army 2	—	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
2014	Sniper Elite III	505 Games	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2015	Zombie Army Trilogy	—	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes

Reception

Aggregate review scores
As of August 2, 2014.

Game	GameRankings	Metacritic
Sniper Elite	73.44% (PC)	76/100 (PC)
Sniper Elite V2	65.71% (PC)	66/100 (PC)
Sniper Elite III	71.85% (PC)	72/100 (PC)

The series is meet with mixed to positive reviews.